Avida (2006) Directed by Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine
Comedy
Film Synopsis
A deaf and dumb man is being held prisoner in a garden shed belonging
to a wealthy eccentric. When the latter dies, the unfortunate
captive escapes and joins up with a pair of drug addicts who trade in
stolen pets. An attempt to kidnap the dog of a buxom billionaire
goes wrong and the three crooks end up having to satisfy their intended
victim's every desire...
Cast: Anselme (Le chanteur de faïence),
Fernando Arrabal (Le picador suicidaire),
Anne Benett (La nounou distraite),
Beu (L'enfant),
Jean-Claude Carrière (Le riche paranoîaque),
Claude Chabrol (Le zoophile débonnaire),
Marie-Françoise Comble (La coupeuse de langue),
Julie Conte (La belle jeune fille),
Velvet D'Amour (Avida),
Gustave de Kervern (Le captif sourd muet),
Robert Dehoux (L'armoire qui parle),
Benoît Delépine (L'homme à la tete de scotch),
Albert Dupontel (Le garde du corps maladroit),
Emlesma (Le dieu de la fondue),
Emma1212 (L'embrassée résistante),
Rémo Forlani (L'inquiétant directeur),
Jean-Pierre Galland (Le survivant),
Benoît Jaubert (L'homme caché),
Pierre Jean (Le tatoué ténébreux),
Mathieu Kassovitz (Le producteur chanceux)
Country: France
Language: English / Spanish / French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 83 min
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